Associations to the word «Capitation»

Wiktionary

CAPITATION, noun. Performing a headcount; the counting of people.
CAPITATION, noun. A poll tax.
CAPITATION, noun. A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent clients and receive a fixed periodic payment for each enrollee.

Dictionary definition

CAPITATION, noun. A tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.